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Polite Words and Requests Worksheet

Spoken English lesson 16: Polite requests · Set 145 · 40 questions
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Speaking tips (Grammar point): Ask for permission: “May I come in?” “May I borrow your pen?” Ask someone to do something: “Can you …?” or, more politely, “Could you …, please?” You borrow from someone; someone lends to you. Reply to “Thank you” with “You are welcome.”

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.Make a sentence: May / borrow / your / I / pen?
  2. 2.“Thank you!” “You are ___!” (a) please (b) welcome (c) sorry
  3. 3.I am ___. I broke your pencil. (a) welcome (b) please (c) sorry
  4. 4.May I ___ your eraser? (a) borrowing (b) lend (c) borrow
  5. 5.Make a sentence: so / for / Thank / help. / your / you / much
  6. 6.Make a sentence: your / borrow / pen? / I / May
  7. 7.Make a sentence: pen? / your / I / May / borrow
  8. 8.Make a sentence: help. / your / Thank / for / you / much / so
  9. 9.Which sentence says “Could you open the door, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) Thank you so much for your help. (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  10. 10.___ I come in, ma'am? (a) Do (b) May (c) Am
  11. 11.Which sentence says “Excuse me, may I ask a question?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) Could you open the door, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  12. 12.Thank you ___ helping me. (a) of (b) for (c) to
  13. 13.Which sentence says “Thank you so much for your help.”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Thank you so much for your help.
  14. 14.___ you help me, please? (a) Are (b) May (c) Could
  15. 15.Make a sentence: you / for / your / help. / Thank / so / much
  16. 16.Which sentence says “May I borrow your pen?”? (a) Excuse me, may I ask a question? (b) May I borrow your pen? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  17. 17.Can you ___ me your book? (a) borrow (b) lend (c) lending
  18. 18.Make a sentence: I / May / borrow / pen? / your
  19. 19.🧂 What is this? (a) sorry (b) book (c) salt (d) door
  20. 20.Which sentence says “May I have some water, please?”? (a) Thank you so much for your help. (b) May I have some water, please? (c) May I borrow your pen?
  21. 21.Make a sentence: your / Thank / so / help. / much / you / for
  22. 22.☂️ What is this? (a) window (b) help (c) umbrella (d) salt
  23. 23.Make a sentence: help. / your / much / so / for / Thank / you
  24. 24.Make a sentence: borrow / pen? / your / May / I
  25. 25.Make a sentence: pen? / borrow / May / your / I
  26. 26.Make a sentence: much / you / your / for / Thank / help. / so
  27. 27.Which sentence says “Can you pass me the salt, please?”? (a) Could you open the door, please? (b) May I have some water, please? (c) Can you pass me the salt, please?
  28. 28.Make a sentence: May / borrow / your / pen? / I
  29. 29.Make a sentence: much / Thank / help. / your / so / you / for
  30. 30.Make a sentence: your / I / borrow / May / pen?
  31. 31.📕 What is this? (a) window (b) book (c) pen (d) umbrella
  32. 32.Make a sentence: pen? / I / borrow / your / May
  33. 33.Make a sentence: your / so / help. / Thank / much / you / for
  34. 34.Make a sentence: May / your / I / borrow / pen?
  35. 35.Make a sentence: pen? / I / borrow / May / your
  36. 36.😔 What is this? (a) book (b) sorry (c) window (d) umbrella
  37. 37.Make a sentence: your / pen? / I / borrow / May
  38. 38.Make a sentence: much / Thank / so / your / help. / for / you
  39. 39.Make a sentence: your / Thank / so / much / help. / you / for
  40. 40.Make a sentence: much / your / Thank / help. / you / for / so

Answer key

  1. May I borrow your pen?
  2. welcome
  3. sorry
  4. borrow
  5. Thank you so much for your help.
  6. May I borrow your pen?
  7. May I borrow your pen?
  8. Thank you so much for your help.
  9. Could you open the door, please?
  10. May
  11. Excuse me, may I ask a question?
  12. for
  13. Thank you so much for your help.
  14. Could
  15. Thank you so much for your help.
  16. May I borrow your pen?
  17. lend
  18. May I borrow your pen?
  19. salt
  20. May I have some water, please?
  21. Thank you so much for your help.
  22. umbrella
  23. Thank you so much for your help.
  24. May I borrow your pen?
  25. May I borrow your pen?
  26. Thank you so much for your help.
  27. Can you pass me the salt, please?
  28. May I borrow your pen?
  29. Thank you so much for your help.
  30. May I borrow your pen?
  31. book
  32. May I borrow your pen?
  33. Thank you so much for your help.
  34. May I borrow your pen?
  35. May I borrow your pen?
  36. sorry
  37. May I borrow your pen?
  38. Thank you so much for your help.
  39. Thank you so much for your help.
  40. Thank you so much for your help.

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